The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-08-31
Tie Sumter-ClareuGon Teachers 1asai-
fNin.

Teachers associations, teachers institutes,
and other similar organizations are yearly
becoming more popular. an;i rae teac2er VINO
fails to take advantage OF ali such helpS IS.
other things being equal lar oea!no one ",io
does. The teacher 70 whom IS lotruste': tue
mental and not infreqUeot..y tae moral tram
ing of the future men and women 0. cur I;ItiG'
should not continue II TIE sane ca rtlsS,
sueinelv trusting to his own .aci*ic n's.
knowledge and methods, but st every oppof,
tunity he should seek to gain &Gs.lto--;'i
knowledge and better methods !E!s IS !
progressive age, and school teaching IS -
least keeping pace in the march OF pre3rtSs.
New and beautifully printed and illustrate
text books have taken the place OF the OK;
and stiff books Of out graz Edi&thefS. 1hs:Sio
of school now being q torture to Tie i:tt:e
fellows, in compelling them to ieara :helr
ABC. to spell ab, and slowly and toctu3Us!y
70 climb the ladder OF learning, committing
to memory long rules and narct names 3etoSe
they understand anything abons then, they
ere now easily led along, learning from n;-
tuce around them, a0d understanding wA&t
they learn. A little fellow FIVE OF SIX years
old now goes to school with no BOOK, OF
nrohably first reader, q slate and slate pen
cil and g sheet Of paper and pencil, %nGs IS
at once put to work. The first day he will
be taught reading, writing, gcoSra2ly, h!S.
tory. Grammar. and arithmetic, ana he MI
understand all be is taught, TOO. II {: -ew
days he will be learning about c1@:H!s.iEE,
and physics, and geo,oyy. and astronomy,
e05 ptLer sciences. He viii be taUgQt 10
think and reason for hi.aseN. ihis ln;'y
sonn6 and does sound strange TO t.-"Se w1:2
we're taught bv the ASC method, b1t II Is
inst what the advanced schools oi tA2 '1e'-
ent day are doing. Teaching Is Iiber&i
profession, and whenever . teacher H,;>N1>.
and Improvement on al old p!&:9, or G2&li,S& .
new and valuable idea, le is &EXlors 10 M
part the same his to fel!o% teachers.
At teachers Institutes the best teachers are
selected to show their methods @nG plans
and thus the best plans and E9thoGso az
soon adopted.
The institute held in Sumter last week
was among the best ever held II tue SEC.
and School Commissioners Wider G-1d ijet-
bow may feel proud OF their s0ccess. t-:ecy
one present spoke load II lis praise
Tie Institute WAS called 70 order -1c-ll.2y
morning, August 22nd, byJ. I. V Iie,e:, --sel-,
School Commissioner OF Sumter coEltE j.
After singing, led by Miss t.aGdc l-I,::-
deau, and i prayer b. Dr. ;. i-Anier: IL
Frank Wilson, esq, cf spr4te:, made al
address of welcome. DR.. $ :. J,,ec, o. f.oG-
euce, then took charge Of tie jnssiiC::e, 2n>
made some interesting remarks Oh !@s,l:;i,e
work. and the object Of institutes. :t's-
this the Institute was regularly clSs"li.zess.
Regular work vas then taken "p ! l..> cor
sisted Of lectures on the best methods OF
teaching. Dr. S. a. B&er iec:cred GA 'eH;
methods OF teaching geography to PRIMARY
classes, map drawing school t.Ess q iz':Sio1t'
school management, and some otl4e; s1i3scfs.
He is one Of the best teachers We have ever
net; clear, concise, practical. ana Interest